According to a recent survey of teens in the US, game subscriptions and in-game currency rank higher than physical releases on Christmas lists. We love single-player games, but are we out of touch?

We discuss this, changes the The Game Awards and more video game industry closures and redundancies in this episode of The Press Start Podcast.

00:00 - Intro
02:38 - Do Kids Want Games As A Service?
10:56 - The Game Awards Changes
25:28 - Bytedance Backs Out Of Games
34:08 - Do You Want To Voice Your Own Character?
37:45 - What The Wiki?!
42:28 - James' Fan Mail
43:34 - Outro

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